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Pancake Tuesday: 21 sweet and savoury pancake recipes

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Pancake Tuesday: 21 sweet and savoury pancake recipes

Whether religious or not, people around the world are celebrating Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday with a giant stack of yummy pancakes. Why pancakes? In medieval times, Shrove Tuesday (Shrove derives from "shrive", meaning "to confess") was the last chance to indulge yourself and to use up the foods not allowed during Lent, the Christian preparation for Easter. Pancakes were eaten on this day because they contain fat, butter and eggs which were forbidden during Lent.

Whether you observe Lent or not, why not join in the fun of Pancake Tuesday? Pancakes are quick, easy and inexpensive to make for just one or a whole crowd. Here are 21 of The Canadian Living Test Kitchen's best sweet and savoury pancake recipes.

Big Batch Buttermilk Pancakes - Here are "the best pancakes yet" from the Breakfast for Kids Program at Holy Trinity Church-St. David School. This recipe is the equivalent of 6 batches and makes 72 very moist pancakes.

Corn and Zucchini Pancakes - Introduce vegetables to the breakfast table with these hearty griddle cakes. Top with syrup or low-fat yogurt. You can even freeze them to pop in the toaster oven.

Golden Squash Pancakes - Serve with chicken or pork or, for a vegetarian meal, with a crunchy sweet red and green pepper salad. The squash can be grated up to eight hours ahead, by hand or in the food processor, then refrigerated. Delicata and butternut work best.